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+README_vms.txt for version 7.0aa of Vim: Vi IMproved.
+
+This file explains the installation of Vim on VMS systems.
+See "README.txt" in the runtime archive for information about Vim.
+
+
+Most information can be found in the on-line documentation.  Use ":help vms"
+inside Vim.  Or get the runtime files and read runtime/doc/os_vms.txt to find
+out how to install and configure Vim with runtime files etc.
+
+To compile Vim yourself you need three archives:
+  vim-X.X-rt.tar.gz	runtime files
+  vim-X.X-src.tar.gz	source files
+  vim-X.X-extra.tar.gz	extra source files
+
+Compilation is recommended, in order to make sure that the correct
+libraries are used for your specific system.  However, you might not be
+able to compile Vim, read more from src/INSTALLvms.txt.
+
+To use the binary version, you need one of these archives:
+
+  vim-XX-exe-alpha-gui.zip	Alpha GUI/Motif executables
+  vim-XX-exe-alpha-gtk.zip      Alpha GUI/GTK executables
+  vim-XX-exe-alpha-term.zip	Alpha console executables
+  vim-XX-exe-vax-gui.zip	VAX GUI executables
+  vim-XX-exe-vax-term.zip	VAX console executables
+
+and of course
+  vim-XX-runtime.zip		runtime files
+
+The binary archives contain: vim.exe, ctags.exe, xxd.exe, mms_vim.exe files,
+but there are also prepared "deploy ready" archives:
+
+vim-XX-alpha.zip		GUI and console executables with runtime and
+				help files for Alpha systems
+vim-XX-vax.zip			GUI and console executables with runtime and
+				help files for VAX systems
+
+These executables and up to date patches for OpenVMS system are downloadable
+from http://www.polarhome.com/vim/ or ftp://ftp.polarhome.com/pub/vim/
+